‘Your account funded Naresh Goyal’: How scammers used Jet Airways case to trap South Delhi couple
On April 17, a retired Armyman in Munirka, Southwest Delhi, received a call stating he had not paid his electricity bill. He called the provided number, only to be trapped in a 48-hour digital arrest orchestrated by scammers posing as CBI officers. The callers claimed his account details were used in a money laundering case involving Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal.
The victim, unsure of whom to approach, called his children in Dubai. The scammers then used an old scam playbook, claiming he had given his account details to Goyal, resulting in all his money being sent to foreign accounts. The scammers sent photographs of his home, claiming a team was in Delhi to arrest him unless he cooperated.
The couple was then asked to share their KYC details and medical records. On April 18, the scammers claimed to have moved court for anticipatory bail and asked the victim to transfer Rs 15.5 lakh to an RBI account number. After transferring the money and not receiving the bail order, the retired Armyman came to the police, registering a case.
The case is among high-profile digital arrests registered in Delhi this year, with crimes against senior citizens in Delhi accounting for over 30% of crimes against senior citizens reported in metropolitan cities.
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